THE ROLE OF VITAMIN D

In addition to calcium, vitamin D is needed for bone health. Your body also requires it to absorb calcium. Women and men up to 70 years of age need around 600 IU daily. After age 70, this increases to 800 IU per day.§

There are three ways to get vitamin D:

Sunlight

Food

Supplements

Because of the risk of skin cancer and the use of sunscreen, which limits your body’s ability to make the vitamin, most people rely on food and supplements to get their vitamin D. And since it is difficult getting all your vitamin D from food alone, many people may need to take supplements.